PLANS for a block of 21 apartments in the centre of Leominster have been refused.

The proposal would have seen an apartment block built on land north of Pinsley Mill, between houses fronting onto Pinsley Road and the railway line.

An access road would have joined with Pinsley Road south-west of the mill.

The application was refused on the grounds of overdevelopment, the impact it would have on neighbours and poor access.

It was not referred to the full planning committee because members objected to the details of the application, not the idea of the site being developed.